Solid color background

Pattern backgound

Gradient background

Style background

• Background--foreground color
• Open a new canvas. Make it 4 by 4
• Select the paint bucket
• Pour a color for the background. It will match the foreground color on your pallet.
• Style tools
  • Open a new layer.
  • go to layer-duplicate layer and duplicate the background layer
  • check right side and be sure the duplicate background layer is selected
  • double click and rename it 'styles'
  • Select the paint bucket (under the gradient tool)
  • Select a style
  • Pour the 'style' with the paint bucket
  • change the style by selecting a new one
  • Go to 'Custom Shapes' (under the rectangle tool)
  • Add some to your background--any you like
  • Recolor them by selecting a style that goes with them

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  • Add text and stylize it's colors also
  • paste a screen shot into your wiki. Heading 1 should be 'Styles'.
• More on Styles:
  • http://www.tutorial9.net/tutorials/photoshop-tutorials/layer-styles-in-photoshop/

• Patterns
  • Create a new layer. Name it 'Patterns'
  • Select the paint bucket
  • Select 'pattern' from the top tool bar
  • Select a pattern you like
  • Pour it onto your canvas
  • Add text to tell me about this
  • Add to your wiki
• Gradients
  • Go to the layer icon and create a duplicate layer

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• Name it 'Gradient'
• Pick your gradient tool as follows:

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• Drag mouse across screen and create a background